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Argentine police searched the home and office of Diego Maradona’s personal physician on Sunday (Monday NZT) as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer icon, which caused a wave of grief across the country.
The journalists saw several policemen stationed at the door of the neurologist Dr. Leopoldo Luque’s offices in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
Judicial investigators have been taking statements from Maradona’s relatives, according to a statement from the San Isidro Prosecutor’s Office, which oversees an investigation into the medical care Maradona received before his death on Wednesday (Thursday NZT).
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He said investigators were trying to secure Maradona’s medical records.
Maradona was buried on Thursday (Friday NZT) in a private ceremony attended by only two dozen people following a vigil at the presidential palace where tens of thousands of crying fans lined up to parade in front of his coffin.
Fabian Marelli / AP
The house and offices of Dr. Leopoldo Luque were raided on Sunday amid investigations into the death of Diego Maradona.
Maradona died of a heart attack in a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where he was recovering from a brain operation on November 3.
He had suffered from a long series of medical problems, some related to excessive drug and alcohol use.
Carlo Fumagalli / AP
Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona died of a heart attack last week, causing a wave of pain across the country.
